Sound (song)

"Sound"
Single by James
from the album Seven
B-side	"All My Sons"
Released	18 November 1991 (1991-11-18)
Length	4:04
Label	Fontana
Songwriters	Tim Booth Larry Gott Jim Glennie James
Producer	Youth
James singles chronology
"Sit Down" (1991) "Sound" (1991) "Born of Frustration" (1992)

"Sound" is a song written by Jim Glennie, Larry Gott, and Tim Booth, recorded by Manchester band James for their fourth studio album, Seven (1992). Clocking in at over six and a half minutes on the album, the song was shortened considerably for the single version. The CD release featured both the album and the single version, along with a dub remix of "Come Home" and an original song called "All My Sons".

Released in November 1991 by Fontana Records as the album's first single, it reached No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the second of the group's three top-10 hits. "Sound" also peaked at No. 4 in Portugal and No. 28 in Australia.

Track listings

UK 7-inch and cassette single^[1][2]

1. "Sound"
2. "All My Sons"

UK and Australian CD single^[3]

1. "Sound" (7-inch edit)
2. "Come Home" (Youth Pressure mix)
3. "All My Sons"
4. "Sound" (full version)

UK 12-inch single^[4]

A1. "Sound" (full version)

A2. "Sound" (edit)

B1. "Come Home" (Youth Pressure dub mix)

B2. "All My Sons"

Charts

Chart (1991–1992)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	28
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[6]	39
Ireland (IRMA)[7]	15
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[8]	5
Portugal (AFP)[9]	4
UK Singles (OCC)[10]	9
UK Airplay (Music Week)[11]	4

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	18 November 1991	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	Fontana	[12]
Australia	2 March 1991	CD cassette		[13]

References

1. Sound (UK 7-inch single sleeve). Fontana Records. 1991. JIM 9.
2. Sound (UK cassette single sleeve). Fontana Records. 1991. JIMC9.
3. Sound (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). Fontana Records. 1991. JIM CD 9, 866 197-2.
4. Sound (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Fontana Records. 1991. JIM 912.
5. "James – Sound". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
6. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 50. 14 December 1991. p. 37. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
7. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Sound". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
8. Radio Luxembourg Singles. 8 December 1991.
9. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 9, no. 7. 15 February 1992. p. 26. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
11. "Top 50 Airplay Chart" (PDF). Music Week. 7 December 1991. p. 16. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
12. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 16 November 1991. p. 21. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
13. "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 02/03/92: Singles". The ARIA Report. No. 109. 1 March 1992. p. 19.